Articles 2024
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Why do certain countries prosper?
A new study looks at productivity and comes up with some contrarian conclusions.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", July 14, 2004
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Missing the Dream
Review of On Paradise Drive, by David Brooks
New York Post, July 02, 2004
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Operation Everything
It stocks your grocery store, schedules your favorite team's games, and helps plan your vacation. A primer on the most influential academic discipline you've never heard of.
The Boston Globe, June 25, 2004
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Variety, the spice of life, has measurable value. But it's not easy to determine.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", June 16, 2004
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The (Gay) Marriage Penalty
The Boston Globe, May 22, 2004
THE BAD NEWS for newlywed Massachusetts gays and lesbians is that, under the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government won't recognize their marriages. -
Does Highway Spending Really Pay Off?
Highway spending is meant to be a public investment in the nation's infrastructure that pays off for everyone. Does it?
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", May 19, 2004
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Choice Trumps Price on the Internet
Selection ranks above price among the benefits of shopping online
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", April 21, 2004
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Getting the Most Out of the Nation's Teachers
In their hiring of teachers, do the nation's public schools get what they pay for?
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", March 24, 2004
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U.S. Is a Case Study in Free Trade
American incomes converge, but not at the bottom.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", February 25, 2004
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A Prettier Jobs Picture
The New York Times Magazine, February 21, 2004
Productivity has risen rapidly over the past year, to the astonishment and delight of most economists. But a lot of people are still worried. What if increased productivity means that jobs disappear? Could the economy get too efficient? All over the world, even in China, factories are producing more stuff with fewer workers. On the Internet, visionaries fret over the rise of robots, while programmers denounce American companies for ''outsourcing'' their once-secure jobs to Indian engineers. Is this the recession -- or the recovery -- that does away with American jobs for good?